What is true
- Owens used the words 'myth' and 'never happened' in public testimony and related commentary (primary clip/transcript to be linked).
Claim: The GOP 'Southern Strategy' is a myth and never happened
Status: draft · Last updated: 2026-02-15
Claim
Candace Owens testified that the Republican Party's 'Southern Strategy' is a myth that never happened.
What is false / misleading
- The claim that the Southern Strategy 'never happened' conflicts with substantial historical scholarship and contemporaneous political evidence.
Verdict
Misleading / false
Reasoning: Draft verdict pending primary-source transcript capture and citation set.
Sources
- PolitiFact fact-check on the Southern Strategy claim (Secondary summary and citations)
Lead sources from X/Grok are not treated as proof; primary sources are preferred.
Update log
- 2026-02-15: created draft page; queued primary-source transcript/clip capture